The peculiarities of American history in the early XX century. The novel by Dreiser An American tragedy - mirrors the bourgeois American society. Dreiser’s Biography. The Roaring Twenties. Clyde’s Character and Love Story, Aspirations for High Society.
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The main character Clyde Griffiths in Theodore Dreiser’s novel «An American Tragedy 1. Introduction My interest about Theodore Dreiser’s «An American tragedy» started when I watched the movie based on this novel. Then I decided to read the original book and it appeared to be even more interesting and thrilling than the movie. «American Tragedy» is a detailed portrayal of the dark side of the American Dream - the story of what can happen when an ordinary mans desire for wealth and status overwhelms his moral sense. There is no person who normally lives in complete isolation from society. Everyone is a part of community and certain environment and they both make a huge influence on us whether we are aware of it or not. Our goals, dreams, morals, lifestyle and even behaviour is affected and in many cases - dictated - by world around us. This connection always existed, exists now and will continue to last, because every person is a social and not a reticent creature. The topic of my research is «The main characte